What Inspired Adventures does

Inspired Adventures is an Australian adventure fundraising agency founded in 2004 by CEO Justine Curtis and headquartered in Bowral, New South Wales. The company operates as an intermediary that connects charitable causes with individuals and corporate teams seeking life-changing adventure experiences, having facilitated more than $50 million in fundraising for 385 charity partners through 814 adventures involving 8,545 participants over a 20-year operating history. Service offerings span Charity Fundraising Adventures, Corporate Challenges, Open Challenges, Private Departures, and Schools & Universities programs, all supported by end-to-end campaign management including marketing collateral creation, one-on-one fundraising coaching, and travel logistics.

The underlying platform is service-led rather than technology-led: registrations occur through the company website with payments processed via Stripe, and bespoke campaigns are managed by a team of Campaign Managers. There is no proprietary software product, no public API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed; technology is a thin operational layer over a fundamentally people-intensive adventure logistics and fundraising coaching business. Revenue is generated through three streams: per-participant registration fees (for example, $390 for the Larapinta Larapinta sample trek), trip travel costs (for example, $2,900 covering flights, accommodation, meals, park fees, and guides) paid upfront or by instalment, and management fees charged to charities for bespoke campaigns and open challenge participation.

The business is B Corp certified (2020), founder-owned with no institutional venture or private equity backing disclosed, and operates with 11 to 50 employees across Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Key recurring partners include the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Black Dog Institute, MND South Australia, and corporate clients such as Salesforce, DUAL, and SBS. The company's stated strategic positioning rests on its first-mover brand status in the ANZ adventure fundraising category, its community of repeat fundraisers, and a portfolio of over 100 adventure destinations across five continents.

Name

Inspired Adventures

Legal name

Inspired Adventures Pty Ltd

Website

https://inspiredadventures.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inspired Adventures is an Australian B Corp-certified adventure fundraising agency, founded in 2004, that connects charities, corporate teams, and individual adventurers through managed challenge trips across over 100 global destinations, having facilitated more than $50 million in fundraising for 385 charity partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Fundraising Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure & Active Travel Agencies (THAKABAD), Endurance Stage & Destination Challenges (Multi-day Tours, Charity Challenges) (MPAKAIAG), Eco-Adventure Multi-Day Expeditions (Trekking, Hut-to-Hut, Pack Trips) (THAAAEAJ)

Keywords

• Adventure fundraising challenges
• Charity challenge events
• Corporate team adventures
• Fundraising travel experiences
• Charity campaign management

Headquarters

HQ city

Surry Hills

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Registration Fees: Participants pay a registration fee upon signing up for an adventure. For example, DeadlyScience Larapinta 2026 shows a $390 registration fee. This covers the cost of campaign management, fundraising support, and participant services from registration through adventure completion.
2. Travel Costs: Participants pay travel costs either upfront or in instalments. These cover flights, accommodation, meals, local transfers, park fees, and guide services. Example pricing shows $2,900 trip cost for Larapinta trek. Payments are processed securely through Stripe.
3. Management Fees: For Open Challenges, charities pay a management fee per participant registration. The company also generates revenue through bespoke campaign development for charity and corporate partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inspired Adventures is an Australian-based fundraising agency that designs and operates life-changing adventure challenges to raise money for charitable causes. The company partners with charities, corporates, schools, and individual participants to organize international and domestic adventure experiences, handling end-to-end campaign management from fundraising coaching through to on-the-ground travel logistics and safety operations.

Product overview

Inspired Adventures operates as an adventure fundraising agency offering a portfolio of service-based products centred around charity challenge events. The core offering includes Charity Fundraising Adventures, Corporate Challenges, Open Challenges, and Private Departures, supported by dedicated services such as End-to-End Campaign Management and Fundraising Coaching. The company also offers specialised programs for Schools & Universities and Multi Charity Adventures, plus exclusive event access like the Australian Outback Marathon. With over 100 adventure options spanning treks, cycles, climbs, and multi-sport challenges across global destinations, the platform provides comprehensive, end-to-end management from fundraising support through travel logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charity Fundraising Adventures End-to-end fundraising adventure programs partnered with specific charities, where participants raise funds for the charity and complete a curated adventure; designed for charity partners and their supporters.
• Corporate Challenges Adventure experiences designed for corporate teams for leadership development, team building, and corporate social responsibility; built for corporate HR, people, and CSR leads.
• Open Challenges Publicly available adventure challenges that individuals can join directly, with a portion of proceeds going to partner charities; designed for individual consumers seeking purpose-driven travel.
• Private Departures Customized private adventure departures for groups of friends, families, schools, or organisations who want a tailored experience; designed for group organisers.
• Schools and Universities Adventures Adventure programs tailored for school and university groups, combining experiential education with fundraising objectives; designed for educational institutions.
• Multi-Charity Inspired Adventures Adventure programs that allow participants to support multiple charities within a single challenge; designed for participants and charity coalitions.
• Australian Outback Marathon Signature multi-day marathon event in the Australian Outback combining running challenge with adventure and charitable fundraising; designed for endurance runners and adventure seekers.

Quantifiable outcome

• $50 million+ raised for charity partners since 2004
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carbon NeutralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership where Inspired Adventures contributes $10 from every booking to purchase carbon offsets supporting Carbon Neutral's Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor project. This program plants trees to assist recovery of degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems, aligning with the company's commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible travel practices.
• Tourism DeclarescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate emergency declaration partnership. Inspired Adventures has declared a climate emergency in partnership with Tourism Declares, demonstrating commitment to addressing climate change within the tourism industry and committing to sustainable business practices.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Expeditions: Australia-based adventure travel operator offering trekking, cycling, and climbing expeditions globally. Highly comparable as a same-geography adventure travel operator with overlapping destinations (Larapinta, Kokoda, Kilimanjaro) and similar target customer profile.
• Discover Corps: US-based social-impact travel company offering volunteer and adventure trips with fundraising components for non-profits. Direct peer combining adventure travel with charitable purpose, similar model mechanics albeit with stronger voluntourism emphasis.
• Adventure Challenges (UK: Charity Challenge): UK-headquartered adventure fundraising company offering trekking, cycling, and climbing challenges for charity and corporate groups. Direct functional equivalent of Inspired Adventures' model in a different geography, with comparable pricing, trip structures, and charity-fundraising angle.

Broad incumbents

• Intrepid Travel: Australia-founded global adventure travel company providing small-group tours including trekking, cycling, and expeditions. Broad incumbent with B Corp certification, comparable on activity mix and climate-responsibility positioning, though without fundraising-campaign overlay.
• REI Adventures: US-based adventure travel arm of REI Co-op offering guided trips worldwide. Broad incumbent with branded community and outdoor expertise, comparable product catalog (treks, cycles, climbs) though not fundraising-integrated.
• G Adventures: Global small-group adventure travel operator offering treks, cycling tours, and multi-sport expeditions across all continents. Larger incumbent with broader consumer-only positioning but directly comparable product structure (treks, climbs, multi-day itineraries) and overlapping destinations.

Emerging players

• ChildFund Adventures (ChildFund Australia): Charity-operated adventure fundraising program (e.g., Kokoda, Larapinta treks) running similar challenges as Inspired Adventures but vertically integrated by the NGO itself. Emerging competitor targeting the same charity-partner segment with captive supporter bases.

Regional players

• Tour de Office / Fitness Adventures: Australian corporate fundraising challenge provider focused on cycling and physical challenges for workplace teams. Comparable on the corporate B2B team-building + charity intersection, more activity-narrow but directly competing for corporate CSR budgets.
• Everest Base Camp Trek Operators (e.g., Trek Climb Ski): Australia/NZ-based trekking and climbing operator providing expedition-style adventures with fundraising support for Australian charities. Regional player with overlapping product set but less end-to-end campaign-management integration.

Others

• GoFundMe Charity / Classy: Leading peer-to-peer online fundraising platforms enabling DIY charity campaigns including adventure-based fundraisers. Indirect competitive threat as low-friction alternative to managed adventure-fundraising packages, particularly for smaller or virtual events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/inspiredadventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inspired-adventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/inspiredadventures

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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